Money
Who paid: FEC committees ranked by total committee-to-candidate contributions given. Counts and sums only.
How this money flows — and what each column means
Federal law bars corporations, unions, and nonprofits from giving candidates money out of their own treasuries. What they can do is sponsor a committee — and the committee moves the money:
- Funding organization
- The actor at the start of the flow — what the FEC calls the committee's "connected organization": the corporation, union, or association that sponsors the committee and whose employees or members fund it. When a committee has a bland name, this column says who is actually behind it. (Super PACs use the field loosely — often naming an affiliated committee instead of a sponsor; candidate committees usually name none.)
- Committee
- The FEC-registered entity that legally raises and spends. Every row in this table is one. Committees are the vehicle, not the actor.
- Party
- Self-declared at FEC registration. Candidate and party committees declare one; most PACs deliberately do not — that is the dash.
- Type
- What the committee is legally allowed to do. A regular PAC gives directly to candidates under per-election caps. A Super PAC raises unlimited money but may only spend independently — it can never hand money to a candidate. Hybrid PACs run both models from separate accounts; campaign committees belong to a single candidate.
- Total given & Recipients
- Itemized committee-to-candidate contributions in our data, and how many distinct candidates received them. Click a committee to see exactly who.
- Cash on hand
- The committee's own reported balance at the close of its last reporting period, taken from its FEC summary filing — not a total of the itemized contributions beside it. A dash means no summary filing is on file for this committee.
Full definitions in the methodology glossary.
4307 committees.
| Funding organization | Committee | Party | Type | Total given | Recipients | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATROPOS GROUP INC | ATROPOS GROUP INC. PAC | — | PAC | $7,500 | 2 | $12,833 |
| PATENT OFFICE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION | PATENT OFFICE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $7,250 | 6 | $8,529 |
| NEWS/MEDIA ALLIANCE | NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,250 | 3 | $22,507 |
| — | REBELLION PAC | Hybrid PAC | $7,150 | 3 | $31,617 | |
| — | ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,085 | 9 | $100,514 |
| MINNESOTA HOUSE DFL CAUCUS | MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY | Party committee (qualified) | $7,078 | 5 | $3,067,468 | |
| REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE RNC | REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE OF NEW MEXICO | Party committee (qualified) | $7,000 | 2 | $445,976 | |
| — | NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NORTHERN TRUST PAC) | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 4 | $3,960 | |
| BOWLING PROPRIETORS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC | BOWLING PROPRIET0RS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 5 | $74,439 |
| — | INDIANA ACRE/INDIANA STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION OF RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES DBA INDIANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 4 | $88,174 |
| ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS | INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 158 VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 3 | $629,957 |
| NONE | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHEAT GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WHEATPAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 7 | $83,448 |
| — | AMERICAN SUPPLY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 3 | $86,402 |
| — | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED LENDERS INC PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 3 | $79,939 |
| UNIFORMED FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION | UNIFORMED FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FIRE PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 4 | $459,028 |
| RENAL HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION (RHA) | RENAL HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION PAC (RHA PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 2 | $20,212 |
| APACHE CORPORATION | APACHE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 7 | $130,853 |
| GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC | GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 9 | $44,730 |
| NONE | COMMITTEE FOR A LIVABLE FUTURE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 5 | $879,020 |
| TEXAS WHEAT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION | TEXAS WHEAT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $7,000 | 2 | $9,187 |
| SOUTHEAST MILK INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | SOUTHEAST MILK INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 4 | $6,702 |
| COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION | COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 4 | $38,367 |
| SES SPACE AND DEFENSE, INC. PAC | SES AMERICOM, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 7 | $183,522 |
| REPLACEMENTS, LTD. | REPLACEMENTS LTD PAC | — | PAC | $7,000 | 1 | $32,165 |
| — | VOTE TO ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 2 | $0 |
| — | KEYSTONE ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 3 | $7,721 |
| — | ARCH CAPITAL GROUP (US) INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 3 | $26,230 |
| — | FRIENDS OF WAYNE STATE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 13 | $0 |
| LIBERTY MARITIME CORPORATION | LIBERTY MARITIME CORPORATION PAC | — | PAC | $7,000 | 6 | $26,305 |
| — | TRANE TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 2 | $197,686 |
| — | FRIENDS OF SUSAN BROOKS | House campaign | $7,000 | 5 | — | |
| CALIFORNIA NATIONS INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION (CNIGA) | CALIFORNIA NATIONS INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC (CNIGA FED PAC) | — | PAC | $7,000 | 5 | $67,650 |
| CALIFORNIA CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION | CALIFORNIA CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 2 | $3,916 |
| GARRET GRAVES VICTORY FUND | GARRET GRAVES FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $7,000 | 4 | — | |
| — | SEED FIRST POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,000 | 3 | $14,975 |
| WARNER MUSIC INC. | WARNER MUSIC INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $7,000 | 5 | $16,081 |
| GLOBALSTAR, INC. | GLOBALSTAR INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $7,000 | 3 | $1,100 |
| MCBATH | MOTHER ON A MISSION (MOM PAC) | — | PAC | $7,000 | 4 | $35,302 |
| LIVERAMP, INC. | LIVERAMP INC.'S COMMITTEE PROMOTING ETHICAL DATA USAGE (RAMPAC) | — | PAC | $7,000 | 4 | $97,222 |
| PFLUGER VICTORY FUND | AUGUST PFLUGER FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $7,000 | 9 | — | |
| AIRBNB INC. | AIRBNB INC. PAC (AIRBNB PAC) | — | PAC | $7,000 | 2 | $60,182 |
| PENNSYLVANIA ADVOCATES AND RESOURCES FOR AUTISM AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES | PENNSYLVANIA ADVOCATES AND RESOURCES FOR AUTISM AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES PAC | — | PAC | $7,000 | 2 | $6,812 |
| — | PAF | — | Hybrid PAC | $7,000 | 1 | $1,033,613 |
| BENTZ | OREGON FRONTIER PAC | — | PAC | $7,000 | 4 | $9,816 |
| NONE | MENTAL HEALTH PAC | — | Hybrid PAC | $7,000 | 2 | $331,744 |
| — | KIRSTEN PAC | PAC | $7,000 | 2 | $22,652 | |
| NONE | PURPLE GOOD GOVERNMENT PAC (PURPLE PAC; PGGPAC; PPAC) | — | Hybrid PAC | $7,000 | 1 | $1,034,962 |
| BLUE TO THE FUTURE PAC | SYDNEY KAMLAGER-DOVE FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $7,000 | 6 | — | |
| AMERICAN CITIZENS ABROAD, INC | AMERICAN CITIZENS ABROAD INC PAC | — | PAC | $7,000 | 6 | $5,275 |
| BABST CALLAND CLEMENTS & ZOMNIR PC | BABST CALLAND CLEMENTS & ZOMNIR PC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FEDERAL | PAC | $7,000 | 1 | $38,132 |
Hover any column header for what it means. A dash means the committee reports nothing for that field to the FEC — most PACs report no party. "Super PAC" committees raise unlimited money for independent spending but cannot give to candidates directly. Definitions live in the methodology glossary.
Source: FEC bulk data (committee-to-candidate contributions).
Top lobbying registrants
Lobbying firms ranked by total reported lobbying spend, grouped by registrant. These figures come from filings made under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) — the 1995 law that requires paid lobbyists to file public quarterly reports naming their client, the issues (often specific bills) they lobbied on, and their total spend for the quarter (glossary). Campaign money and lobbying spend are separate channels: the committees above are FEC campaign contributions (money to candidates); the registrants below are lobbying income/spend (money to influence legislation). This platform does not yet link an FEC committee to a lobbying registrant — entity resolution to bridge the two is not built, so read neither total as flowing into the other.
Honesty note: each amount is a gross sum of per-quarter lump sums a registrant reported (roadmap §3.2). The filings name which bills were lobbied on, but never how much of the money went to any one bill, and never whether the filer supported or opposed it.
Source: Senate LDA filings.